@paulg that is how all mobile games work these days, the business models are all Machiavellian
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@codinghorror That's pretty seedy, but when the audience is kids 6-8 it crosses over from seedy to evil. - 1 more reply
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@paulg That's pretty low, yeah. But I kind of feel like the whole startup ecosystem is pretty badly tainted: ads are hardly better. -
@kragen People trying to make money have always been tempted to do evil things. This isn't specific to startups. -
@paulg Of course, and as you've said, the transition away from feudalism has created incentives to make things people want: an improvement. -
@paulg The thing that's specific to startups is that the viable avenues for getting paid for those things are now ads and in-app purchases. -
@paulg And both ads and in-app purchases have deeply perverse incentive structures. We can do better!
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@paulg in the 90s we bought impossible NES games and when we couldn't figure them out we bought magazines that taught us how. Same?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg we at@koalasafe compete with them in the parental controls/time limits space. Their product encourages kids to watch Disney shows!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg agreed! interestingly gambling is highly regulated while these offers really drive addiction and problematic behaviorThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg built on the churo, frozen lemonade and mouse ears every 20 yds model.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg The price of convenience.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg There was a South Park episode on that very topic. :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg who would've thought Disney will be inspired by the dark side in the star wars acquisitionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg fear the mouse!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg a.k.a. Simon’s QuestThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Their book apps (not the story app) are awful as well. We've gotten 2 that are impossible for younger children to play.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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